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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-09-07
CONTENTS
[01] Dep. FM Valynakis discusses EU issues with Spanish, Portuguese
counterparts
[01] Dep. FM Valynakis discusses EU issues with Spanish, Portuguese
counterparts
Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Valynakis on Wednesday met with his
counterparts from Spain and Portugal, Alberto Navarro and Fernando
Neves, respectively, for talks mostly focusing on European Union
issues.
"We want the European Union to continue financing the efforts of less
affluent countries, so they can reach a level of convergence,"
Valynakis later told reporters.
Moreover, the deputy FM said the financial burden from the recent EU
expansion should be fairly divided between the Union's member-states,
"so we don't reach the point where the poorer countries are funding the
poorest".
The three deputy foreign ministers also focused on upcoming efforts by
the so-called "group of 17" -- an initiative promoted by Spain,
Portugal and Greece -- to support the Commission's proposals vis-a-vis
the all-important 2007-2013 Community budget.
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